New data suggests that similar layers across Mars could have trapped up to 36 millibars of carbon dioxide, potentially reshaping the planet’s ... hinting at life-friendly environments.

Ocean Census finds 866 species, including guitarfish, boosting marine conservation and future global scientific exploration.

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Scientists answer whether it could be dangerous for our planet World NewsIt could be the end of life on Earth as we know it: the atmosphere has a date for its collapse ...

Can Mars become a second Earth? Explore the science, challenges, and future of terraforming Mars for human colonization.

New study finds that ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play an important part in the formation of heat-shielding ...

It’s 9 a.m. on Monday morning, and I’m on the sixth floor of Sterling Hall at UW–Madison. Here, in the newly formed Wisconsin ...

Apr. 15, 2025 — A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick ...

In fact, the life that could be ... to a rocky planet — due to its potential to possess a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and surface covered in ocean water. Since it was discovered in 2015 ...

Mars keeps its secrets buried deep, but every meteorite that punches through its protective layers scatters evidence across the surface.